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On 26 February, the Australian Chief Environmental Biosecurity Officer, Dr Bertie Hennecke and staff from the Environmental Biosecurity Office travelled to Berrinba in Queensland for the first project board meeting of the National Fire Ant Eradication Program.The visit provided the perfect…
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08 November 2023
Purpose
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to notify plant export Authorised Officers (AOs) of a new mandatory eLearning course available through Learnhub.
Summary of changes and key points
We have updated our eLearning programs for AOs to include the ‘Introducing the…
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Authors: Ahmed Hafi, Tony Arthur, Margarita Medina, Chandra Warnakula, Donkor Addai and Nyree Stenekes
Overview
Agricultural producers spend money and time managing established vertebrate pests and weeds, and also suffer production losses. In this study we draw on multiple sources of information…
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White nose syndrome (WNS) is caused by the fungus Pseudogymnoascus destructans that grows on the muzzle and other parts of infected hibernating bats.
Since WNS was first identified in New York in 2006, it has caused the deaths of more than 5 million cave-hibernating bats across North America.…
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28 March 2018This Biosecurity Advice notifies stakeholders of the release of the Final report for the review of biosecurity import requirements for Tahitian limes from the Cook Islands, Niue, Samoa,…
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This work program was a key initiative in strengthening biosecurity surveillance and analysis which was funded through the Agricultural Competitiveness White Paper.
An operational review of plant, animal and biological import conditions to protect Australia’s biosecurity status and maintain our…
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Landcare ACT volunteers planting trees as part of the Farm Dam Restoration project Photo credit: Sally Holliday, ACT Landcare
Healthy farm dams and riparian areas greatly benefit the properties that host them, and the broader landscape and biodiversity…
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Tony Arthur, Fiona Giannini, Barbara Waterhouse, Belinda Barnes and James Walker
Photo: Kerry Trapnell
The Plant Health Surveillance Program, a component of the Northern Australia Quarantine Strategy's (NAQS) biosecurity surveillance operations, conducts…
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The Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment has signed an agreement with Charles Sturt University (CSU) to deliver a new Biosecurity Training Centre to strengthen Australia’s biosecurity capability.
Secretary of the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment and Australia’s…
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4 April 2024This Animal Biosecurity Advice notice announces the publication of the Issues Paper ‘Review of the biosecurity risks associated with veterinary immunobiologicals’. The department is undertaking this review with the intention of publishing new import policies for veterinary…
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